Zack Kass
Global AI Advisor | Former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI

Tuesday, 30 June 2026
10 AM New York | 3 PM London | 10 PM Hong Kong

Tuesday, 30 June 2026 | 9 PM New York
Wednesday, 1 July 2026 2 AM London | 9 AM Hong Kong

Zack Kass is a global AI advisor, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI. He now advises Fortune 1000 companies on deploying AI at scale and navigating the future of work.

Please note that both AM and PM interviews will be different, as questions to Emma Grede will not be repeated, so you are welcome to register for both sessions.

BIO

Zack Kass is a global AI advisor, researcher, keynote speaker, the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, and bestselling author of The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential. 

At OpenAI, Zack led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships, and customer success, turning the company’s cutting-edge research into real-world business solutions. 

As an executive advisor, he has personally advised leaders spanning dozens of industries in 124 cities across 20 countries. He works with Fortune 1,000 boardrooms and leadership teams—including Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Amgen—to help leaders deploy AI at scale and navigate the rapidly evolving landscape.

His mission is to ensure that individuals, businesses, and governments are active participants in the AI-powered future by making AI technology both understandable and actionable. He is recognized as one of the foremost thinkers in applied AI, with insights featured in Fortune, Newsweek, CNN, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider.

Beyond his advisory work, Zack currently collaborates with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the University of Virginia, studying the future of work and intelligence. He is also the AI for Conservation Fellow at Conservation International.

He holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and currently lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his family.